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Fonterra today confirmed that Fonterra branded consumer products including Anchor^TM is not affected by the WPC80 quality issue announced by the Co-operative on 3 August 2013.

Fonterra confirmed that none of its brands contain the WPC80 ingredient.

Managing Director Fonterra Brands Middle East Africa & CIS, Alan Fitzsimmons said: "All Fonterra branded products in CIS countries including AnchorTM are 100% safe for consumption."

About Fonterra

Fonterra is a global leader in dairy nutrition - the preferred supplier of dairy ingredients to many of the world`s leading food companies. Fonterra is also a market leader with our own consumer dairy brands in Australia/New Zealand, Asia/Africa, Middle East and Latin America.

The farmer-owned New Zealand co-operative is the largest processor of milk in the world, producing more than two million tonnes of dairy ingredients, value added dairy ingredients, specialty ingredients and consumer products every year. Drawing on generations of dairy expertise, Fonterra is one of the largest investors in dairy based research and innovation in the world. Our more than 16.000 staff work across the dairy spectrum from advising farmers on sustainable farming and milk production, to ensuring we live up to exacting quality standards and delivering every day on our customer promise in more than 100 markets around the world.